Archaeological Museum
This complex was build by the end of 19th century by the architect Vallaury thanks to
great efforts of famous Turkish painter Osman Hamdi Bey. It includes the exquisite Tiled Kiosk and the Museum of the
Ancient Orient and houses a large collection of artifacts and works of art belonging to ancient Greek, Roman and
other Anatolian civilizations dating back to the 6th century BC. The Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, Sarcophagus
of Mourning Ladies, and other ancient sarcophagi and various objects found in the Sidon exc...

Sultanahmet (The Blue Mosque)
This 17th century mosque, near Haghia Sophia, is famous for the
beautiful blue tile work ornamenting its walls. Its surrounding six slim minarets distinguish it from other mosques
which normally have two or four minarets. It was built by architect Mehmet Aga by the order of Sultan Ahmed I as a
complex in seven years and became the most important mosque of the city, right in Sultanahmet square.

The Saint Antoine ChurchLocated on Istiklal Street in Beyoglu, the Saint Antoine Church (San Antonio di Padova) is on the left side of the street if you are facing from Galatasaray towards Tünel. Construction began in 1906 and the church was completed in 1912. Its architect, Giulo Mongeri, who was born in Istanbul, gave it an Italian Neo-Gothic style. Today it is Istanbul's largest church with the busiest congregation and is run by Italian priests. The Church was built in a courtyard. The entrance of the church is on the main street between two apartm...

Apart from the well-known Grand Bazaar and the Egyptian Market which are an unforgettable shopping experience, in Istanbul there are other commercial areas where lots of fashionable shops and boutiques can easily be found. Numerous nice shops that sell local and foreign high-class products and trade marks are located (for the European part of the City) in Nisantasi, in and around Rumeli avenue (Rumeli caddesi), and in Beyoglu, along Istiklal avenue (Istiklal caddesi). In the residential Etiler area, the prized Akmerkez commercial ...

Grand BazaarThe Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi in Turkish) is one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world. It was built of wood after the Conquest of Istanbul around an old Byzantine building which became the part of Old Bedesten (Old Bazaar) today, and got bigger and larger throughout the centuries with the addition of new sections and inns. The Bazaar initially consisted of two warehouses only, known as Inner Bedesten and Sandal Bedesten. Later on open streets were covered with doomed roofs, and separate buildings connected to each other. Today it...